Welcome to our real wedding budget breakdown series! We're sharing how real life couples allocated their wedding budgets - whether they spent big or saved big - and we're taking the stigma away from talking about money when it comes to weddings. When it comes to what weddings cost, there's no right or wrong amount, it's all about making priorities, spending what you are comfortable with, and getting some bang for your buck!

Today's couple are both 30 years old, they live in Dublin, work in finance and the arts, and tied the knot with an intimate celebration at an exclusive-hire country house wedding wedding venue.

Budget: €20,000

Guests: 30

Venue: A church ceremony and a reception at a private hire country house and gardens

Wedding Budget Breakdown

Venue Rental: €6000
Catering: €2000

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Photography: €2000
Videography: €1800
Church Music: €500
Band: €500
Flowers: €300
Wedding Cake: €500
Stationery: €50

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Wedding Dress €1500
Groom's Suit: €70
Groomsmen's Suits: €150
Bridesmaid's Dresses: €150
Shoes & Accessories: €120
Rings: €1300
Hair & Make-up: €400

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Gifts: €300
Accommodation: €2000

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Honeymoon: €1500

More or less than you expected to spend?

Where did your wedding budget come from?

Our wedding came 30% from savings and 70% from our parents' contributions.

Biggest Splurge?

Biggest Savings?

We went to Lake Como!

Were you happy with what you spent on your wedding?

Yes, we wouldn't do anything differently.

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Feature image: SOSAC Photography via One Fab Day | All images are from a mix of real weddings, not the one featured in this budget breakdown.